Gene expression pattern analysis of the tight junction protein, Claudin, in the early morphogenesis of Xenopus embryos

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Fujita, Makiko ^a   Itoh, Mari ^a,b   Shibata, Mikihito ^a,b   Taira, Sumiko ^a,b   Taira, Masanori ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branchial arches; Claudin; Early development; Epithelial layer; Expression pattern; Gastrulation; Morphogenetic movement; Neural plate; Neurulation; Otic vesicle; Pronephros; Sensorial layer; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; EPIDERMIS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION; MESODERM; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURAL TUBE; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; XENOPUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLAUDINS; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 10644271516     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(03)00087-X     Document Type: Article

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